Steering-post light.



. A. s. OLIVER, JR.

, STEERING POST LIGHT. APPLIOA'TIQN FILED DBO.13, 191s.

' Patented 3111 28, 1914.

upon any of the indicating devices on the dash or the lamp can be manipulated to glow against the sides or beneath the seat.

In cases where I employ an electric lamp I maysembody the same in anouter nonconducting reflector structure 16 having a reflector proper 17, and a glass 18. Within the reflector structure I dispose a socket 19, for threaded connection with the base 20 of an electric lamp 521 which-is preferably of suiiieiently low candle power to be run by a battery.

- 2 with a terminal 23 which I mount upon the reflector structure 16. A conductor 24 leads from the terminal 23 to one terminal 25 of a source of current which is in the form 3l'by a lead 32 to the other terminal 33 of the source. of current I bridge into the cireu'it'just described, a novel form of handy switch which is embodied in the following structure: At one point on the clamp 5 I provide an enlargement 34 on which a base of-insulating material 35 is disposed. An opening 36 in the insulating base'afi'ords contact with 34 by means of a contact stud 37 mounted upon a s ring 38 which normally serves to dispose tie stud 37 in spaced or open circuit relation with respect to 34. .A casing 39 isprovided with an opening 40 through which an insulated head 41 of the stud 37 projects. In order to move the stud 37 intoa circuit closing position I provide means which may be in the form of a slide 42 which is mounted to be moved on the casing 39, under manual stress, and which is provided with The socket 19 is connected by wire an upturned end 43 adapted to ride over the head 41. The slide 42 maybe slidably held any desirable manner means of this switch the user can read' to glow for the usual short periods of tlme when illumination is necessary and at other on the casing-39 bya pfgiection 44, or in cause the lamp times the lamp canbe cut out for battery economy.

It is believed that the advantages and lutility of my invention will be fully understood "from the forefioing description and while I have herein s own one specific form of my invention I do not wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations as the claims may import.

I claim 1. As a means for illuminating indicators and other paraphernalia between the. dash and front seat of an automobile, a steering i post between the dash and front seat, an-

electric lamp, universally movable means for mountin said lamp on said post and provided with a switch for cutting" said lamp into and out of hircuit, substantially as described.

2'. As a means for illuminating indicators and other paraphernalia between the dash and front seat of an 'automobile, a steering post between the dash and front seat, an electric lamp, clamping means for engagement with thesteering post and provided with 'a switch having one terminal for connection with one pole of a source of circuit,

means connecting said lamp with the clamp ing meansfor universal movement of the former and electricallyeonnecting said lamp.- with one terminal of the switch, and a ter-- minal on said lamp for connection with the other pole of the source of circuit, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereby aflix my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED S. OLIVER, JR.

Witnesses:

D. G. Wannrmnn, R. CAMPBELL. 

